About KUKA

KUKA is a global automation corporation with sales of around 3.3 billion euro and around 14,000 employees. The company is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany. As one of the world’s leading suppliers of intelligent automation solutions, KUKA offers customers everything they need from a single source: from robots and cells to fully automated systems and their networking in markets such as automotive, electronics, metal & plastic, consumer goods, e-commerce/retail and healthcare.

The company has deep roots in its home location Augsburg. KUKA’s successful history began there in 1898 as Johann Josef Keller and Jakob Knappich founded an acetylene factory for lighting. The telegram abbreviation from the initial letters of the company name (“Keller und Knappich Augsburg”) became the KUKA brand name.  This is where tradition meets innovation.

As one of the world's leading automation specialists, KUKA plays a central role in the implementation of intelligent automation. Industrie 4.0 is bringing the digital connectivity of production, flexible manufacturing concepts and new business models to the fore. Through decades of experience in automation, deep process expertise and digital services, KUKA gives its customers a head start and supports them with optimizing value creation.